CHESIRE, UNITED KINGDOM—DataLase has retained industry consultant Paul Nutter in its bid to achieve GS1 compliance for its coding and marking solutions. Nutter, managing director of Scan Right Consultants and co-chair of GS1 UK Bar Code Standards and Implementation Group, will support DataLase's application for GS1 solution provider accreditation for its DataLase process. GS1 is a global organization dedicated to the development and implementation of global data standards and solutions for the supply chain.

The DataLase process features a patented ink that changes color on exposure to a low power CO2 laser for the high-speed printing of variable information. Nutter's task will be to ensure that GS1, both in the UK and internationally, are conversant in DataLase's technology and its benefits, and will be instrumental in securing successful accreditation. See datalase.com.